American Lit. Story Analysis

the narrative perspective when one of the characters tells the story

Chopin, Bierce, Crane, & London were famous authors of this literary movement.

the struggle between opposing forces or characters

Naturalistic and Romantic novels were key aspects of this literary movement.

the character who drives the action of a story

after the Civil War, this movement's literature focused on representing various American lives

this type of character is multi-dimensional, with complex personalities

Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

the exciting/suspenseful moment when the outcome of the conflict is imminent

the story line, or series of events in a story

this is the person or thing that struggles vs. the main character

a character that has few personality traits; one-dimensional

when the story's problems are resolved and the story ends

Many writers of this movement maintained a vision of America as Eden.

the narrative perspective when the narrator seems to be "all-knowing"

the time and location of a story

Fitzgerald, Welty, Hemingway, and Faulker are famous authors from this literary movement.

a character who changes in some important way

a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

this type of character doesn't ever really change throughout the story

the narrative perspective when an unknown narrator only focuses on thoughts of one character

an object/animal is given human feelings/thoughts/characteristics

something that represents a deeper concept/idea/theme

This movement's literature often explored evil, guilt, sin, and madness in the human psyche

the main idea, or insight about life, revealed in a story

a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Authors in this movement really tried to capture characters' thought processes.

Poe, Melville, & Hawthorne were famous authors of this literary movement

Who wrote "The Minister's Black Veil"?

This literature in this movement was a contrast to Emerson's idealism; anti-Transcendentalist